Look up: Ghana

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   Ghana
   Ghana is a country in west Africa. It has a total area of 238,540 km2 The climate is tropical; warm and comparatively dry along south-east coast; hot and humid in south-west; hot and dry in north. The terrain is mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area. Natural resources are gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber. The religion is 38% indigenous beliefs, 30% Muslim, 24% Christian, 8% other. The language is English (official); African languages in...
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   Ghana
   [n] - a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
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   Ghana
   Country in West Africa, bounded north by Burkina Faso, east by Togo, south by the Gulf of Guinea, and west by Côte d'Ivoire. Government Ghana has a limited presidential political system. The 1992...
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   ghana
   A republic in western africa, south of burkina faso and west of togo. Its capital is accra. It was called the gold coast until 1957, from the gold discovered there by the portuguese in the late 15th century. A centre for slave trade, it was acquired by the british in the 19th century and became independent in 1957. Ghana took its name from a tribal ...
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   Ghana
   The `Republic of Ghana` is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (also known as Ivory Coast) to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. The word `Ghana` means `Warrior King`, and was the source of the name `Guinea` (via French `Guinoye`) used to refer to the West African coast (as in Gulf of Guinea). Ghana was inhabited in pre-colonial times by a number of ancient kingdoms, includi...
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   Ghana
   first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa (fl. 7th–13th century). It was situated between the Sahara (Desert) and the headwaters ... [6 related articles]
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   Ghana
   country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Although relatively small in area and population, Ghana is one of the leading ... [31 related articles]
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   Ghana
   Ghana (gä'nu) , ancient empire, W Africa, in the savanna region of what is now E Senegal, SW Mali, and S Mauritania. The empire was founded c.6th cent. by Soninke peoples and lay astride the trans-Saharan caravan routes. Its capital was Kumbi Salih (in present-day SE Mauritania). It prosper...
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   Ghana
   Ghana, officially Republic of Ghana, republic (2005 est. pop. 21,030,000), 92,099 sq mi (238,536 sq km), W Africa, on the Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The capital and largest city is Accra.Sections in this article:IntroductionLand and PeopleEconomyGovernmentHistoryBibliography
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